Sales-check holder



Jul 10, 1928. 1,676,726

E. K. BOTTLE- SALES CHECK HOLDER Filed Nov. 5. 1922 ATTORNEYS Patented July 10, 1928.

j te es "EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE, OEELMIRA, NEW YORK, Assreavon 'To mamas, s Anns- BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, 0F TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, A CORPORATION OE ONTARIO.

sA ns-cnncn HOLDER. I

' Application fiiee November 3, 1922. Serial no. 598,700.

, This invention is an improvement insales checkholders and with respect to its more specific features to combined holders and punches.

An object oft-he invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive device of the classf "described combining .in a single artic'le, the functionsof a holder for thechecks, and a means to operate upon the checks to indicate the'charge. L

Another object is to provide a devlce adapted to beheld inthe hand, and having the cutting means so arranged that it may be operated by the hand which grasps the device. p o .Anotherobject is, to provlde adevice wherein the check may be detached from V the holder and marked to indicate the 4:5 in part charge, without reversing the'po'sition of the device or the check. V r

Another object is'to provide a device, wherein the figures on the check are visible throughout the cutting operation, and wherein the holder'may be used normal or reversed position. 7 V I i 7 Another object is to provide a construction 1 of cutter or punchoperating to shear from the check a piece having a selected pattern. Other objects will be in part obvious and pointed out hereinafter.

I The invent on accord'ngly consi h r v "point of the end 8 will extend beyond that features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction here nafter set forth, and the scopeof the applicationof which will be indicated inthe following claims.

In the accompanying drawings similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. I Figure -1 is-a perspective view of the improved holder 'in use, f Fig.2 is a-bottom plan view showing an- "other method, ofcutting the check,

Fig. 3 is an edge view. V 3 y n ,In the present embodiment of the invention, the holder comprises a pad supporting plate 1 of suitable material, as for instance sheet .metal, having at one face means to V clamp a pad of. blank checks 2 to: the holder The said means is inthe form of an overly- 5 ing arm 3 connected to the adjacent end of the plate by'an integral connection 4, and

the free edge ofthe arm is beaded as indi- -cated at 5', the bead being on the under. face ofjthe arm. The'bead engages the pad of checks, at the connected ends thereof, and I The plate 1' is of' greater length'than'the V end the plate has a V shaped f notch" or punch opening 6, the notch being an "isosceles 7 triangle arranged with its base, toward the pad of checks, and with its apex outward. A blade or strip of resilient metal 7"is 'secured to the plate 1 intermediate-its ends.

1 is'provided with a. transverse slot 12 through which the strip 7 may be inserted so that opposite ends are disposed above and below the plate respectivelyg The securing ofthestrip to'the' plate 1 maybe aci complishedin any suitable manner, such. for example as riveting. In order to provide for the marking of the checks, the portion 8 of'tlie strip or blade 7 located below "the plate is converted into a punching jaw-by shaping the end 8 forprojection through the punch opening 6. This portion 8 of'the blade is bent at 'an angle to the body thereof, asshown, toward the plate 1', so 'that'when the blade is pressedtoward 'the'fplate, the r end 8 will pass through the notchfi, and the face .of the plate upon which the blanks are In mountingthis stripor blade 7 the plate arranged. The edges of the end or punch V 8 of the bladearetbeveled or sharpened to.

form cutting edges, and the 'said edges 1cooperate with the sides of the notch as ledger blades, to removea portionof thecheclz,

having a selected pattern, in the presentina stance a triangular or .V"shape. Inorderthat the figures I on the checlrmay be visible'during the marking of the check,

the extended portion of the plate is provided with a relatively large peep opening) outside of the notch 6.. The 1011; axis of the opening extends transversely Io f the plate, and the opening is of a length to clearly show one offthe sets of numerals, representing amounts on the check, whenthe check at'opposite sides of the notch 76, and these; i

is properly placed with respect'to theYcutter."

lugs are adapted to be engaged by the edge of the check when it is positioned-to display the numerals through the peep opening 9'. When the check is properly positioned, that set of numerals at which it is desired to mark the check is within the opening 9, and clearly visible. That wall ofthe opening 9 adjacent V to the notch 6 has] an inwardly extending pointer or indicator l1,v which indicates the position ofthe punclrand the proper position for that set ofnumerals, adjacent to whichj'itis desired to cut or punch the check The portion of the blade! or the its free end as shown in Fig. 2, so that a with'theprinted faces of the checks: upward'. V l/Vhen now it is desired to mark a check, the

punching jaw disposed below theplate 1 is inclined downwardly from the plate toward checkm aygbe inserted between, the plate and jaw. When the blade, or 'jaw iswpressed towardlthe plate, the, apex of the end or punch 8 first engages the check and punches a hole, after which the side edges of the end 8 sever the piece to be removed along diverg ing lines with a shearingcut. j

,In the use of the improved device, it is held as shown in Fig. .1, in the left hand,

Y 7 check is torn away from the pad by the right hand, andwithout any change inthe position of the holder, and without reversing the;

check, the check is placed beneath the extended end of the plate, against the guide lugs 10 displaying the numerals through the peep opening. The check is moved longitudinally to bring the required: set of numerals in line with-the indicator 11, and merely by I j y of the check.

L tightening the grasp on the holder the cutter or punch is operated topositively remove a %tion having a selected pattern from the maybe reversed as shown in Fig. 3. Inthis position the checkis placed on that face of the plate adjacent to the user, against the guide lugs '10, and with. the set of numerals which it is desired tomark, in line with the blade 7 Pressure on the blade will remove a portion of the checkin the same manner as above described. The configuration of the end Smay be changed if desired, to provide any desired pattern. The end 13 ofthe blade I, which is disposed above the plate adjacent to the clamping means for the pad inclines away from theplate, and provides meansto cooperate with the clamping arm 3 to firmly grip the pad. When a pad is exhausted, the

' stubs are removed, and a new pad is inserted,

by pushing it longitudinally of the plate, between the same and the clamping arm. The check holder and marker may be cut or stamped from sheetmetal, and for this reason may be very cheaply manufactured. 1 The devlce as a whole is light, and requires- 1 no particular exertion to operate. It may be,

if desired, provided with a ring, a swiveled 7 ring, or any other desired form of attaching Patent is If it is desired, the holder f 4..Aholder for a pad ofchecks including instance. V

' As' many changes could be made in the above construction 'and many apparently widelydiiferent embodiments of this invention could-be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or be interpreted as illustrative and not in a lim ting sense.

It is also to be understood that the lanl. A holder for a pad of checks including,

means, for attaching the device to a belt for shownvin the accompanying drawings shall in combination, a pad supporting plate hav ing a punch opening, and, a strip of resilient metal held on the plate intermediate its ends, the opposite ends of said strip lying opposite opposite faces of said plate respectively, one of, said ends having a punching jaw adapted to cooperate with the punch opening to marl; a check in position between'the punching vjaw and plate and the other end providing aspring cooperative to retain the fpad on the holder. L

2.. A holder for a pad of checks including, in combination, a pad supporting plate having a punch opening, said platehaving a peep-opening at a point outside'said' pad,

and a strip of resilient metal held on the of said strip lying'opposite opposite faces of the plate respectively, one of said ends having a, punching jaw adapted to cooperate with the punch opening to mark a checkin fplate intermediate its, ends, the opposite ends position between the punching jaw and plate,

and the other'end providing a spring coop erative to retain the pad on the holder.

. 8. A holder for a pad of checksinc'luding, in combination, a pad supporting plate having a punch opening, and a strip of resilient metal held on the plate intermediate its I ends, the opposite ends of said strip lying opposite opposite faces of said plate respectiyely, one of said ends having a-punching I jaw adapted to cooperate with the punch opening to 'mark a check, and the other end providing a spring cooperative to retain the padfon theholder, said holder having a pointer outside the pad for indicating the position of the punching jaw.

in combination, a pad-supporting plate having a punch opening, said platehaving a peep-opening at apoint outside said pad, and a strip of resilient metal held on the plate intermediate its ends, the opposite ends of l retain the pad on the holder, said holder said strip lying opposite opposite faces of the plate respectively, one of said ends having a punching jaw adapted to cooperate With the punch opening to mark a check positioned between the jaW and'plate,'and the other providing a spring cooperative to having a pointer outside the pad for indicating the position of the punching jaw. o

5. A holder for a pad of checks including, in combination, a pad-supporting plate having a punch opening, said plate having a peep-opening at a point outside said pad, and a strip of resilient metal held on the plate intermediate its ends, the opposite ends of saidstrip lying opposite opposite faces of the plate. respectively, oneof said ends with the punch opening to mark acheck ing a pointer outside the pad for indicating the position'of the punching jaw, and a check arresting stop, whereby the numbers on the check are displayed through the peephaving a punching jaw adapted to cooperate.

opening Whenthe check is in position to be punched.

v In testimony whereof I afiix my signature; I v

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE. 

